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Hi everybody!

If you are new to the Middle School Youth Ministry Flocknote, welcome! My name is Christine Sellnow, and this is my fourth year as the Coordinator of Middle School Youth Ministry at Blessed Sacrament. I am married with a soon-to-be one year old daughter. For years, my plan was to become a human rights lawyer, but because of the strong foundation of faith that was laid in my own teen years in Midland Area Catholic Youth Ministry (my family attended Assumption), I continued to be involved in various ministry opportunities in and after college. I even became a year-long missionary in Romania, which is where I learned that changing hearts is much more powerful and important to the individual person than changing laws. So here I am, back in Midland, planning some of the same events that I attended as a middle schooler! I have loved working with the middle schoolers, and I am SO looking forward to being back in-person with your kids this fall!

So throw that confetti! We're gearing up to an awesome, fully in-person Faith Formation year! To kick this exciting year off, we have some awesome events coming up! Check them all out below!

Hey middle schoolers! Wanna go to Kokomo's?

Our annual end-of-summer-break bash is back! All middle schoolers (including friends who are not parish members) are invited to join us on Thurday, August 19 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM at Kokomo's in Saginaw! For $17, students have unlimited access to the go-carts, bumper boats, mini-golf, and laser tag, and they also get a slice of pizza and a small pop! (The roller coaster and the bunjee jump are not operating this summer.)

The permission slip is attached below! You can drop payment off to Blessed Sacrament or bring it with you on August 19th.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Kokomo's Permission Slip 2021.pdf

Blessing of the Backpacks // August 21 + 22

Little ones, teens, college students, teachers...if you're going "back to school" this fall, bring your backpack to any Mass on August 21 and 22 for a backpack blessing! We also invite you to bring a school supply or two that will be donated to chlidren who need them.

Back in the Swing of Things

We're getting back into the swing of things! Join us for outdoor Mass at 5:00 PM on Saturday, August 28 (weather permitting) followed by a picnic with food, live music, and games!

Then on Sunday, August 29, join us at 2:00 PM for a parish golf outing! Cost for the golf outing is $60 per person or $240 per team. You can reigster for the golf outing here:

Register for Golf Outing

The Faith Formation team will have a table set up with registration materials, and we'll be happy to answer any questions for you about the upcoming Faith Formation year.

Faith Formation Registration is Open!

If you haven't registered for Faith Formation 2021-2022, here's how you can check that off your list:

1. Update and return the pre-filled form you received in the mail. (These forms were sent out to families who were registered in 2019-2020.)

2. Fill out a registeration form in-person at the "Back in the Swing of Things" picnic or after either Mass on Sunday, August 29.

3. Or simply stop by the parish center during office hours.

If you're not sure if you have registered already, you can call the parish office at (989) 835-6777.

Have a great weekend!